Outlook: The Gladiators have been the surprise of the county and are the No. 1 seed. An interesting matchup looms in the semifinals between Boca Ciega and Lakewood, the teams that have met in the final the past three seasons.

Outlook: The Lions are trying to make the playoffs for the third straight season in a district where every team has a losing record.

They jump. They glide. They drive. Mostly, they shoot. The county's go-to players can hit faraway jumpers or crash over bigger and stronger players to tip the ball into the basket. Their scoring sprees already have put their teams in prominent positions for this week's district tournaments. And they will need to provide the points again to lead their teams to a playoff berth.

There is a reason why the air in Tampa Bay is filled with playoff talk. If Thursday night's 12-8 Bucs preseason win over the Jaguars is any indication, it's also going to be filled with footballs thrown by quarterback Jameis Winston.

TORONTO — Two pitches RHP Chris Archer didn't execute are the ones that stood out Thursday as Josh Donaldson hit them out of the park. But the two solo home runs aside, Archer turned in a sterling outing that went atop the pile of good pitching the Rays keep wasting.

CLEARWATER — Tracey Fritzinger has seen Tim Tebow play baseball a few times this year. The 40-year-old St. Petersburg resident went to two of his games against the Tampa Yankees, along with Joy, her little sister from Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.